What are the methods and skills to practice writing brush calligraphy?

1, tracking

Pen-holding posture: five-finger pen-holding method: first, hold the thumb and middle finger tightly, and the position vacated by the palm should be like a cube of about 4 cm, and then naturally put the ring finger and little finger behind the brush to make the body straight and keep the arm at a proper distance from the table.

Common methods: Cover the manuscript with thin paper (silk) and write or draw as it is. Painting in red is one of the methods.

2. Temporary writing

The learner writes on another piece of paper as accurately as possible against the original calligraphy post.

Pro-writing must use scientific methods. Many people who like calligraphy have not been able to enter the hall of calligraphy for a long time because they have not mastered the scientific method of pro-calligraphy. ?

Step 3 go back to the front

After writing it many times, I wrote it again according to the original picture left in my mind.

Step 4 create

According to the constantly revised writing habits and styles, re-select writing content and expression style, and write new works.

5. Writing posture

It is very important to learn the correct posture of calligraphy, especially for teenagers who have just learned calligraphy. Incorrect posture is not only difficult to correct, but also affects the health of bones and eyes. Therefore, the posture of learning calligraphy must be correct, that is, head, body and hands.

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Four Treasures of the Study

1, brush

The brush holder is generally controlled by bamboo, some by spotted bamboo, some by rhinoceros horn, ivory or gold and silver, all of which are handicrafts.

2. Ink

Ink appeared very early, and the book said that Xing Yi began to make ink in the Western Zhou Dynasty, saying that it was made of ash, but it was actually after the Western Han Dynasty. Its raw materials are different and can be divided into oil smoke ink, lacquer smoke ink and Song Yanmo. They are made of tung oil, raw lacquer, pine cigarette, gelatin, musk and borneol. During the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the paper in Mohe County, Yizhou was very famous.

3. Paper

Paper is one of the four great inventions in ancient China. Hemp paper has appeared in the cultural relics unearthed from the tombs of the Western Han Dynasty, but it is very rough. Since the Han Dynasty, all the paintings and calligraphy handed down in the world are based on mulberry paper (also known as Chinese paper). In the Eastern Han Dynasty, Cai Lun adopted a variety of raw materials and improved the papermaking methods, which greatly improved the quality and output of paper.

4. inkstone

Ink was used in the Western Han Dynasty. Ink unearthed from Fenghuang Han Tomb in Jingzhou, Hubei Province. There are four traditional inkstones in China, namely Duanyan inkstone, Sheyan inkstone, Yantao inkstone and Chengni inkstone.